"Fortunately, Unfortunately"

Estel

Fortunately, our handsome, ever-ready Deadliest Catch fisherman also brought with them some flares and handguns.

ruthbru

Unfortunately they didn't have a very good aim and blasted a hole right in the raft!

badger

Fortunately, we realized the dorsal fins belonged to some porpoises, not sharks.

elmcity69

Unfortunately, our raft was fast sinking..and land was nowhere in sight.

Estel

Fortunately, the porpoises sensed we were in trouble, and came over to help us.

badger

Unfortunately, one of the DC fishermen shot off a flare, which scared away the porpoises.

ruthbru

Fortunately the flare attracted a large ocean liner which was passing nearby.

badger

Unfortunately, it would take 30 minutes for them to slow down and come back for us.

ruthbru

Fortunately we were on the Olympic swim team in our youth.

badger

Unfortunately, the raft sank and, being no longer young, we were soon exhausted from dog-paddling (which is not an Olympic sport).

weesa

Fortunately, the cruise ship, watching us with binoculars, realizing our distress, launched a speeding motor boat towards us as it turned itself around.

badger

Unfortunately, the throttle got stuck and the motor boat hurtled toward us like a rocket.

ruthbru

Fortunately they swerved at the last moment.

Estel

Unfortunately, because we were still in the midst of a hurricane, when the boat swerved, it was lifted precariously at the top of a rogue wave.

Diagnosis: 9/2009, DCIS, Stage 0, Grade 2, 0/2 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2-

weesa

Fortunately it ran out of gas a few hundred yards from our pitiful exhausted band, and glided quietly to us.

elmcity69

unfortunately, the porpoises swarmed back and got in our way as we swam towards the boat

ruthbru

Fortunately they allowed us to climb on their backs and they swam us right to the boat.

weesa

Unfortunately, we were too weak from our ordeal to clamber into the rescue boat which was rocking violently from the big waves.

ruthbru

Fortunately our dangerous catch guys were able to assist us into the boat.

Estel

Unfortunately, we saw another huge wave on the horizon.

ruthbru

Fortunately our captain was an very experienced seaman.

badger

Unfortunately, the captain fell and was was knocked unconscious when the rogue wave crashed into the ship.

weesa

Fortunately, the captain's first mate, who always accompanied his captain on dangerous missions, masterfully took over the helm and navigated the rough seas, while a passenger with EMS training tended the captain.

badger

Unfortunately, the wave had taken out the sat-com antenna so we could not raise HQ. 

Estel

Fortunately, the storm was blowing itself out and we would soon have calm water.

ruthbru

Unfortunately we seemed to be drifting into pirate infested waters.

ruthbru

Unfortunately none of them vaguely resembled Johnny Deep

ruthbru

Unfortunately we drank too many gimlets and were talked into playing strip poker!

Estel

Fortunately we were still with the guys from Deadliest Catch and they were pretty hot! 

ruthbru

Unfortunately, it was we who were losing.